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Wiktionary2.5 / 2 votes

  1. smirkverb

    Synonyms:
    simper, shit-eating grin

  2. smirkverb

    To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

    Synonyms:
    shit-eating grin, simper

Princeton's WordNet2.7 / 6 votes

  1. smirkverb

    a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure

  2. smirk, simperverb

    smile affectedly or derisively

    Synonyms:
    simper

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. smirknoun

    Synonyms:
    affected smile

  2. smirkverb

    Synonyms:
    smile (affectedly), simper

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.6 / 5 votes

  1. smirknoun

    Synonyms:
    simper, sneer

PPDB, the paraphrase database3.0 / 2 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "smirk":

    smile

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How to use smirk in a sentence?

  1. Jose Sanchez:

    He kind of had like a smirk on his face, and he was kind of like laughing or smiling, it was like I was never there, because I was literally three feet from him.

  2. Lisa Page.As Gohmert:

    There is the disgrace, and it won't be recaptured anytime soon because of the damage you've done to the justice system. And I've talked to FBI agents around the country. You've embarrassed them. You've embarrassed yourself. And I can't help but wonder when I see you looking there with a little smirk, how many times did you look so innocent into your wife's eye and lie to her about Lisa Page ?

  3. Louie Gohmert:

    I've talked to FBI agents around the country, you've embarrassed them. You've embarrassed yourself. And I can't help but wonder when I see you looking there with a little smirk, how many times did you look so innocent into your wife's eye and lie to her about Lisa Page ?

  4. Amy Ray:

    . . .you said good friends are hard to come by I laughed and bought you a beer 'cause it's too corny to cry well sentiment given and sentiment lost you shook it off with a smirk and a toss and you were only joking.

  5. A.E. Samaan:

    One smirk, and you disassemble my armor.


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